Static
If so, how do you get rid of it?
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Jeffersonville Indiana 812-288-7103
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
I've done several body off restorations and painted the cars off the frame. I've never had to ground the body to paint them.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Columbia Missouri
Yes it's a good idea to ground a car before shooting. The air and moisture from the paint moving over the body panels generates static electricity. This is bad if you have a lot of dust and trash floating around as it'll get sucked onto the body if it floats too close.
The grounding is easy. Just use a chain, dropped over the rear spring, and maybe the front suspension so it lays on the floor and contacts the frame, engine, and body...assuming all your ground straps are installed and in good shape.
The grounding is easy. Just use a chain, dropped over the rear spring, and maybe the front suspension so it lays on the floor and contacts the frame, engine, and body...assuming all your ground straps are installed and in good shape.
